What Is Karate Combat?

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Karate Combat is a full-contact striking league that presents live karate competition inside immersive CGI environments, and karate.com is its official home. If you want to watch events, follow fighters, or take part in a fan-controlled league through the Karate Combat app, this page is the starting point. Events are described as free to watch, and the app is available for iOS and Android.

What the League Offers

Karate Combat combines full-contact karate with virtual production. According to the site, the league blends "the excitement of live-action, full-contact Karate with immersive CGI environments powered by the Epic Games Unreal gaming and virtual production engine."

That means the action is real striking competition, while the visual setting around the pit is generated rather than a traditional arena backdrop.

What You Can Do on karate.com

The official site organizes its content around a few main areas:

  • Events — upcoming and past Karate Combat cards, including numbered events such as KC 54 in Dubai, described as "Karate Combat's Biggest Event in History."
  • Fighters — champion profiles across divisions, including:
    • Robelis Despaigne, Heavyweight Champion
    • Luiz Rocha, Lightweight Champion
    • Ilyas Khamzin, Welterweight Champion
    • Oussama Assli, Welterweight Champion
    • Shahzaib Rind, Lightweight Champion
    • Smile'N Sam Alvey, Heavyweight Champion
    • Melinda Fabian, Women's Bantamweight Champion
    • Arturo Vergara, Bantamweight Champion
    • Sthefanie Oliveira, Women's Strawweight Champion
  • News — league announcements and sponsor stories.
  • How to watch — guidance on viewing events.
  • Store — merchandise.
  • App / WebApp — the fan participation platform.

The Karate Combat App and Up Only Gaming

The app is central to how fans participate. The site describes it as a way to "govern the first fan-controlled real world sports league." Its stated features are:

  • Grow your $KARATE token stash every time your fighters win
  • Vote on your fighters before each Karate Combat event
  • Climb the leaderboards and compete against other fans

The site frames this as "Up Only Gaming" and states, "Best of all? You can't lose anything." It also notes that "*$KARATE price will vary."

The app is available for iOS and Android. The site does not list pricing or payment details for the app or the token, so those specifics should be confirmed directly through the app or official channels.

The UP Layer 2 Blockchain and Other Leagues

Karate Combat's Layer 2 blockchain, called UP, extends beyond karate. The site highlights that UP "welcomes a new league: A7FL," with fans able to play Up Only Gaming on the Season 11 Championship game starting June 20. A second showcase features the Underground Bowling Association, with Up Only Gaming available on nine UBA matches starting Saturday, April 19 at 10AM ET.

This indicates the fan-participation model is being applied to other sports properties, not just Karate Combat events.

Sponsorships and Prize Pools

The site notes that Origin, described as "the premier launchpad on Hedera," sponsors the main prize pool for Karate Combat KC54 in Dubai and is raffling off 15M $KARATE to celebrate.

Who Runs the League

The site footer states: "2018, Sensei Ltd, a Seychelles international business company with registration number 233778."

How to Get Started

  1. Go to karate.com to browse events, fighters, and news.
  2. Check the "How to watch" section for viewing options; events are described as free to watch.
  3. Download the Karate Combat app for iOS or Android to vote on fighters, track leaderboards, and participate in Up Only Gaming.
  4. Join the league's Discord for community updates; the site says "The league looks forward to receiving community feedback."

For fight inquiries, the site lists [email protected]; for other questions, [email protected].